amefoto Photography Portfolio and Blog by Anne-Marie Eitreim
Posts Tagged ‘churches’
Coyoacán Mexico City
Coyoacán is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Mexico City. Formerly a colonial village, it is best known as the home of Frida Kahlo and La Malinche, Cortez’s Aztec translator. Also the site of Leon Trotsky’s murder. Coyoacán retains an artsy and hippie vibe despite extensive gentrification.
Architecture of Puebla’s Churches
Many of Puebla’s churches and other buildings were built in the baroque style with a decorative style nicknamed alfeñique after a type sugar candy. Bright colored walls with white “frosting” accenting the architectural elements.